Here’re some facts and figures about St. Petersburg…
City was founded on May 27, 1703. St. Petersburg is the most Northern city in the world with a population over 1 million (actual population is almost 5 million). City’s area is 1400 square kilometers. The city is located in the delta of the Neva River on numerous islands, a fact which prompted some observers to call it «The City on 101 Islands». City was named in honor of St. Peter and not Peter the Great, the founder of the city. The name can be translated as «The City of St. Peter». St. Petersburg, FL was named in honor of St. Petersburg, Russia by Russian-born railroad builder Piotr Dementyev (Peter Demens). St. Petersburg has some nicknames: «The Venice of the North»(referring to St. Petersburg’s many rivers and canals); «The Palmyra of the North» and also «The Northern Capital of Russia» (referring to the centuries-old rivalry between St. Petersburg and Moscow).
